Paramedic Attitudes and Perceptions About Continuing Professional Development in Australasia
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Article Title | Paramedic Attitudes and Perceptions About Continuing Professional Development in Australasia |
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ERA Journal ID | 39914 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Hobbs, Lisa (Author), Devenish, Scott (Author), Tippett, Vivienne (Author) and Long, David (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Qualitative Methods |
Journal Citation | 19, pp. -30 |
Number of Pages | 1 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications India |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1609-4069 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406920909934 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1609406920909934 |
Abstract | This study examined the attitudes and perceptions towards continuous professional development (CPD) of Australasian paramedics working in private and state or territory ambulance services. For the purpose of the study, CPD is described as commitment to both formal and informal life-long learning (LLL) opportunities which are linked to clinical advancements, practitioner competence, professionalism, and the delivery of gold standard patient care. Constructivist grounded theory was used as the methodological framework for this study. Study participants (n = 10) completed their paramedic qualification through two main pathways, namely a postemployment in-house Vocational Education and Training (VET) diploma or a preemployment university degree and had worked as a paramedic for a minimum of 2 years. Ethical approval was obtained from the Queensland University of Technology, and the participants signed consent forms prior to participating in the study. Data were collected by semistructured interviews, which were recorded digitally for transcription and analysis purposes. The study found there was not a considerable step up for paramedics to engage in CPD and LLL, as this was already expected prior to professional registration for paramedics commencing late 2018. Some older paramedics expressed fear about keeping up to date with new technologies and a shift in the paramilitary paramedic culture was identified, where education is forming a new hierarchical stigmatisation. A framework of paramedic CPD has been created from the study’s findings and builds on the extant literature. The framework acknowledges professional, industrial, social, personal, political, organisational, and economic factors which influence or change engagement in CPD. |
Keywords | paramedics; ambulance services; continuous professional development (CPD); life-long learning (LLL); Australasia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 399999. Other education not elsewhere classified |
429999. Other health sciences not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
Event | 2019 QHR Conference |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Event Details | 2019 QHR Conference Event Location Vancouver, Canada |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q62y4/paramedic-attitudes-and-perceptions-about-continuing-professional-development-in-australasia
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